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Plenty of help-wanted signs as lawyer jobs go unfilled

February 2, 2022 | Marilyn Odendahl

The January edition of the Lake County Bar Association’s monthly newsletter, The Minute Sheet, showed just how fierce the ongoing war for talent has gotten in the legal profession — 21 help wanted ads had been posted primarily by northwest Indiana law firms looking for attorneys. The extensive classified section in the newsletter reflects the need for more attorneys that law firms around the state and across the country say they have because of an increased workload.

Digital evidence portal pilot to standardize proposed exhibit submission process

February 2, 2022 | Katie Stancombe

CaseLines, a digital evidence portal from Thomson Reuters, is being piloted in four courts in Hamilton County presided over by Circuit Judge Paul Felix and Superior Judges Jonathan Brown, Michael Casati and William Hughes.

IndyBar: Meet Your 2022 Indianapolis Bar Foundation Board of Directors!

February 2, 2022 | From IndyBar

We’re introducing you to some of the IndyBar Foundation’s 2022 leaders.

Indiana Lawyer accepting nominations for ’22 Leadership in Law Awards

February 1, 2022 | IL Staff

Indiana Lawyer is now accepting nominations for its annual Leadership in Law Awards.

COA: Suit against stepmother’s estate wrongly dismissed

February 1, 2022 | Katie Stancombe

A lawsuit brought against the estate of a deceased woman by her stepchildren has be reinstated by the Court of Appeals of Indiana after it found the dismissal of their suit was wrongly evaluated under Trial Rule 12.

Justices order for resentencing of drunken driver

February 1, 2022 | Jordan Morey

A Logansport man who was charged with drunken driving without a license with his three young grandchildren in his vehicle will be resentenced after the Indiana Supreme Court found “multiple irregularities” in his original sentencing.

7th Circuit upholds dismissal of trailer company’s suit against insurer

February 1, 2022 | Katie Stancombe

A trailer company’s lawsuit brought against its insurer after the company was sued by a competitor for a breach of contract was properly dismissed, the 7^th Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed.

Purdue faces off against European chip maker over two patents

February 1, 2022 | John Russell and Indianapolis Business Journal Staff

One of Europe’s largest chip makers wants a federal judge to order Purdue Research Foundation to turn over documents concerning two patents that are the focus of a different lawsuit.

Coroner IDs woman who was kidnapped, shot over weekend

February 1, 2022 | Associated Press

The Allen County Coroner’s Office has identified a woman who was kidnapped while she was home with her two children and then shot to death in her SUV.

Indianapolis officer gets probation for punching student

February 1, 2022 | Associated Press

An Indianapolis police officer who was captured on video punching a high school student was sentenced Monday to 363 days probation for official misconduct.

Indiana House backs GOP bill tightening mail-in voting rules

February 1, 2022 | Associated Press

The Indiana House approved along party lines Monday a Republican-backed proposal that would require voters who request mail-in ballots to swear under possible penalty of perjury that they won’t be able to vote in person at any time during the 28 days before Election Day.

Lynch retiring from Southern Indiana District Court

January 31, 2022 | IL Staff

Magistrate Judge Debra McVicker Lynch of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana will retire on Oct. 31 after more than 13 years of service to the federal judiciary, the court announced Monday.

COA: IPS not immune from negligence claim involving 1st grader

January 31, 2022 | Marilyn Odendahl

Finding that Indianapolis Public Schools is not immune from liability under the Indiana Tort Claims Act, the Court of Appeals of Indiana has revived a lawsuit brought by the parents of a first grader who was prevented from boarding the school bus and forced to walk home.

COA cites precedent in blocking dog bite victim’s negligence lawsuit

January 31, 2022 | Marilyn Odendahl

An Indianapolis man whose son was bit by a neighbor’s pit bull was not able to overcome precedent in trying to convince the Court of Appeals of Indiana to hold the landlord liable for the injury.

COA affirms nearly 200-year sentence for sex offender

January 31, 2022 | Katie Stancombe

An Elkhart man will not get his 190-year sentence for numerous sexual misconduct and child molesting convictions reduced, the Court of Appeals of Indiana has ruled.

COA reverses judgment for general contractor in dispute with loan broker

January 31, 2022 | Jordan Morey

The Court of Appeals of Indiana has reversed for a general contractor after it found the Marion Superior Court erroneously awarded a mortgage servicer judgment in a breach-of-contract dispute.

Delphi woman’s murder conviction upheld by COA

January 31, 2022 | Katie Stancombe

A Delphi woman who was involved in the murder of her lover’s other lover will keep her decades-long sentence despite her double jeopardy arguments, the Court of Appeals of Indiana has affirmed.

COA examines whole picture in finding for father in adoption fight

January 31, 2022 | Marilyn Odendahl

The Indiana Court of Appeals found “totality of the circumstances” required the denial of a petition to adopt even though the father had not paid child support in 13 months and state statute allows for adoption without parental consent when child support has not been paid for one year.

City seeks new uses for old jail buildings in downtown Indy

January 31, 2022 | Leslie Bonilla Muñiz, Indianapolis Business Journal and Indianapolis Business Journal Staff

Indianapolis hopes to spur more movement with a request for development proposals for historic buildings at 752 E. Market St. and 730 E. Washington St. The former Arrestee Processing Center on Market has been closed since 2017 (except for a section used for the Reuben Engagement Center until 2020) and the Jail II building on Washington will be vacant after inmates are fully moved to the Community Justice Campus in Twin Aire.

Two Carroll County deputies killed in single-vehicle crash

January 31, 2022 | Associated Press

Two Carroll County sheriff’s deputies have been killed after the car they were in crashed in Central Indiana while heading to assist another agency with a traffic stop.

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